NHRA pro Foley relocating to NASCAR country
MOORESVILE, N.C. (August 30) -- Top Fuel driver and noted drag racing
instructor Doug Foley is moving to a much racier neighborhood.
Foley recently signed a contract for a 12,000-plus square foot...

Foley recently signed a contract for a 12,000-plus square foot shop in
the heart of NASCAR country in North Carolina. The new shop will house
Foley's race team and the world renowned Doug Foley Drag Racing School.

A longtime resident of the Northeast, Foley said the time was right to
leave his organization's former home base in West Berlin, N.J., as the
cost savings just made too much sense not to relocate to Mooresville.

"It was the right time for us to head south," Foley said. "The cost of
running our operation in the Northeast was expensive and you got very
little for your money. This new facility will be able to house all of
our tractor trailers for the school and our race team, as well as our
hospitality rig and 15 plus racecars, with room to grow."

Foley said being in an area that is so nuts about motorsports was an
added plus.

"There is a tremendous amount of technology in this town and for a
single-car team, being able to get anything you need without having to
own the equipment is a huge step in the right direction," Foley said.

To strengthen his Top Fuel endeavors, Foley joined forces with Dote
Racing several moths ago, and the move to his new shop comes with plenty
of time for his crew to get ready for next season.

"We plan on moving into the new facility following the Reading national
event in October, which will be our last event of the 2010 season,"
Foley said. "We'll test over the winter whenever we want since we're
down south and that way we can take our time preparing for the 2011
season."

As a Top Fuel team owner and driver with more than 15 years of
experience in drag racing at all levels, Foley recognized the need to
help drivers learn the skills needed to race effectively and safely
while working their way up the racing ranks. In 1997, he opened his
school, and ever since then he's been training drag racing's best and
providing novices a thrill in corporate outings through the Doug Foley
Drag Racing Experience.